Alexander Stubb, famous in the Barents Region for branding the north as the world´s most sexy region, is put on track to take over after Jyrki Katainen.
Long-serving Vladimir Torlopov is on President Dmitry Medvedev’s list of candidates for governor in the Komi Republic. That makes it likely that the regional leader is given green light for another term.
Mayor of Murmansk Sergey Subbotin is being accused for censorship and threats by the redactor in the Murmansk news paper Vecherni Murmansk Nataliya Chervyakova.
OSLO: The delineation deal on the until now disputed waters in the Barents Sea is a result of trust and hard work, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre says.
The agreement on the delimitation of the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean strengthens trust between Russia and Norway, Murmansk Governor Dmitry Dmitriyenko says.
The Swedish Government grants 37 million SEK (€4 million) to support democratic movements, media, organizations and human rights work in Northwest Russia.
